The Radeon RX9070XT / RX9070 Owners Thread

[eeii]

Hmm I'll have a look around and see what's decent.

Spent too much just to skimp on such a small part.

If you have a shallow case it’s fine. However my case is very deep so I got a kolink stand from ocuk.

 

[hux]

If you have a shallow case it’s fine. However my case is very deep so I got a kolink stand from ocuk.

Thanks for the suggestion, it's a fractal north xl so best get looking.

What's the xfx gaming oc card like, I know it's top tier but it's been a long time since buying a decent card.

 

[eeii]

Thanks for the suggestion, it's a fractal north xl so best get looking.

What's the xfx gaming oc card like, I know it's top tier but it's been a long time since buying a decent card.

Its very big so check your case. The cooling is very good I’ve never seen the GPU go over 75c Build quality is comparable to sapphire which I was quite surprised about. Light sttrip can be controlled if you don’t like rainbows. I love the software it can take a while to get used to. My only regret is not getting the white one.

 

[hux]

Its very big so check your case. The cooling is very good I’ve never seen the GPU go over 75c Build quality is comparable to sapphire which I was quite surprised about. Light sttrip can be controlled if you don’t like rainbows. I love the software it can take a while to get used to. My only regret is not getting the white one.

My case is a fractal north xl so plenty of space, I wanted it for the performance and rgb to brighten things up a bit, that and regular 8 pin connectors as we've all heard the horror stories about that 12vhpwr cable melting.

I've heard that overclocking is a bit meh, so undervolting is where it's at?

I bought a laoral mirror stand in the end, as ocuk free shipping only applies to orders over £20

 

[mark 11:11]

My case is a fractal north xl so plenty of space, I wanted it for the performance and rgb to brighten things up a bit, that and regular 8 pin connectors as we've all heard the horror stories about that 12vhpwr cable melting.

I've heard that overclocking is a bit meh, so undervolting is where it's at?

I bought a laoral mirror stand in the end, as ocuk free shipping only applies to orders over £20

I am fully expecting that someone more knowledgable to do some correcting of me on this comment and probably rightly so
BUT
what ive found seems to work [my card is the 9070xt pure but i use a similar ish strategy on my previous 3060 and although less involved sort of similar on my cpu just i leave the settings stock on the cpu]
my strategy has been instead of actually overclocking her I try to provide the hardware with the best conditions that I reasonably can to allow it to use its own "built in" boost capabilities.
so in clearer terms give it sample stable power and as decent temperatures as you can.
so yes I undervolt a little bit ive got semi conservative but still a small to moderate undervolt [-45mv in my case just because it seems stable without much hassle from me]
and my case airflow is fairly decent as well.
not just so it can boost heigher ive left that clock setting alone at stock but so it can boost for longer. duty cycle is the term we would use in other subjects i guess
the more it can use its built in boost function without overheating or running out of power.
ive explained this badly lol but i think ive got the idea im trying to present across

 

[hux]

Yeah I get what you're saying, so it's pretty much like my Ryzen x3d just undervolt and let the hardware/software boost for when it's needed.
Pretty straightforward then.

 

[mark 11:11]

Yeah I get what you're saying, so it's pretty much like my Ryzen x3d just undervolt and let the hardware/software boost for when it's needed.
Pretty straightforward then.

yeah and you put it a lot clearer than me and in like 2 sentences lol yeah i need lessons on how to form sentences properly but yeah basically similar basic theory
im sure others will disagree with me and point out better scores and settings but this strategy seems to do reasonably well
im not getting the high high scores but im getting above average for my hardware on 3d mark so i guess i must be doing something vaguely right lol.

 

[mark 11:11]

oh and i also then push the power limit up to max which i think is +10% on my card, well i only do this when im not just surfing the web but yeah slight undervolt sliught fan curve tweak and power limit up
oh and i sometimes oc the memory slightly but that side ive not had so much success with but yeah basically

 

[hux]

Yeah like you can oc but there will be little headroom and boost time will be reduced, I'll just undervolt and see how things go from there.
Power isn't an issue, as I bought a 1200w Corsair to cover any bases.

Ditto on sentences, though saying that I've always been good at being literate, I just need to form it in my head first otherwise people might not get what I'm on about.

I tend to overthink in that regard, so invariably wind up shooting myself in the foot

 

[mark 11:11]

i think oc does work on them but it seems a lot easier to just let the thing boost itself and just "encourage" the conditions that let it do that more really
and yes power well its not a complete whore for power [it is the first porper big gpu ive had previously 3060 and before that just quadro m4000 nothing remotely as juicy]
im on a 1kw seasonic focus so ive got the power there i guess
ive also got a 6500xt i need to bung in to do the lsfg thing but at this rate il be running an am9 build before i get around to it
i think its been sat on my desk for near on 3 weeks i just dont feel like taking the pc apart not something im 100% comfortable with if i can avoid it LOL!
but yeah im autistic so explaining what i mean usually takes a several part book series when someone else could explain the same thing in a couple of words LOL!

oh and enjoy the new card

 

[eeii]

My case is a fractal north xl so plenty of space, I wanted it for the performance and rgb to brighten things up a bit, that and regular 8 pin connectors as we've all heard the horror stories about that 12vhpwr cable melting.

I've heard that overclocking is a bit meh, so undervolting is where it's at?

I bought a laoral mirror stand in the end, as ocuk free shipping only applies to orders over £20

Overclocking is an interesting one as it’s a bit of a silicon lottery. It’s also game dependent. If you put the power target on max you can pull 360 watts no problem, but the performance on mine drops off a cliff after about 310 watts. Clearly the fans at full pelt is not great. So for borderlands 4 I’ve have settled on. -50 under volt. -15 power target. Ram 2800 overclock with fast timings. This means the GPU runs at approx 3100mhz /300watts. This works for me your card might be different there is a bit of experimenting involved. Just remember benchmark stable is not game stable. We are a friendly bunch here if you have any problems shout.

 

[hux]

Overclocking is an interesting one as it’s a bit of a silicon lottery. It’s also game dependent. If you put the power target on max you can pull 360 watts no problem, but the performance on mine drops off a cliff after about 310 watts. Clearly the fans at full pelt is not great. So for borderlands 4 I’ve have settled on. -50 under volt. -15 power target. Ram 2800 overclock with fast timings. This means the GPU runs at approx 3100mhz /300watts. This works for me your card might be different there is a bit of experimenting involved. Just remember benchmark stable is not game stable. We are a friendly bunch here if you have any problems shout.

Yeah I get what you mean, boost is 3100mhz so I'll probably undervolt and leave it there just to keep it happy for the sake of a couple fps.

I was going to sit back and wait for the next amd card, as I like many have had enough of team green but I thought I've got the funds so why not, I can always upgrade whenever.

 

[TommyRunner]

Hi anyone who will read it and interested to get nice card to fit in old HTPC build.
Card - AMD Radeon 9070 Powercolor Reaper ; Case - Silverstone Grandia 04.
No issue to fit in. But there is not much space left. Very happy about purchase for 489 GBP.
My review I left on website : https://www.overclockers.co.uk/powe...-pci-express-graphics-card-gra-pwc-04020.html

Here are some pictures :

No issue with card, No issue with drivers, my previous cards before I moved to this one in HTPC was 7800XT Hellhound and 5070Ti Palit Gaming Pro in other ITX Tower Case (Thermaltake Tower 100 Racing Green).
Cheers & Regards,
Thomas.

 

[havenrl]

Since I'm gaming on GNU/Linux, my next upgrade will be to red/red - CPU and GPU.
This GPU taking my eye, for improved streaming and others.
AMD cards play nicer on Linux due to more foss drivers.

Looking at Sapphire Nitro+ RX 9070 XT.

For 1444p, upgrading from 1080p, would this be the card that is ideal?

 

[TommyRunner]

Since I'm gaming on GNU/Linux, my next upgrade will be to red/red - CPU and GPU.
This GPU taking my eye, for improved streaming and others.
AMD cards play nicer on Linux due to more foss drivers.

Looking at Sapphire Nitro+ RX 9070 XT.

For 1444p, upgrading from 1080p, would this be the card that is ideal?

If You have unlimited space:
last week Sapphire 9070XT Pulse ( triple fan and 2x 8pin power supply) was available for 555 GBP and In my opinion was a best bargain. I got for years Sapphire cards and was happy to use them, no issue, and Pulse got good performance/value score. Nitro have higher power limit and 3x 8pin connections, I would choose Pulse with 2x 8pin and the difference in performance is really small. Wait till black friday and pick up , Sapphire Pulse (2x 8pin), Powercolor Hellhound (2x 8pin) or ASUS TUF (3x8pin). From my perspective the highest chance to not have a coilwhine will be to buy Sapphire. But the risk is always some. In Powercolor cards You will have it. It will almost gone when You will limit FPS for example to 120 like I got.

I will pick up best deal soon on Black Friday.

 

[havenrl]

If You have unlimited space:
last week Sapphire 9070XT Pulse ( triple fan and 2x 8pin power supply) was available for 555 GBP and In my opinion was a best bargain. I got for years Sapphire cards and was happy to use them, no issue, and Pulse got good performance/value score. Nitro have higher power limit and 3x 8pin connections, I would choose Pulse with 2x 8pin and the difference in performance is really small. Wait till black friday and pick up , Sapphire Pulse (2x 8pin), Powercolor Hellhound (2x 8pin) or ASUS TUF (3x8pin). From my perspective the highest chance to not have a coilwhine will be to buy Sapphire. But the risk is always some. In Powercolor cards You will have it. It will almost gone when You will limit FPS for example to 120 like I got.

I will pick up best deal soon on Black Friday.

Yeah, wasn't thinking about that - go for the 8pin power options.
Heard that Sapphire well known for their AMD products.
Looking like all white build now, fancy some rgb now

 

[hornetstinger]

Yeah, wasn't thinking about that - go for the 8pin power options.
Heard that Sapphire well known for their AMD products.
Looking like all white build now, fancy some rgb now

I have a Sapphire Pure. Decent temps

But if I unlock target fps unlimited fps I get buzzing from the system, most likely from the Pure as it didn't have that before

 

[michty_me]

If You have unlimited space:
last week Sapphire 9070XT Pulse ( triple fan and 2x 8pin power supply) was available for 555 GBP and In my opinion was a best bargain. I got for years Sapphire cards and was happy to use them, no issue, and Pulse got good performance/value score. Nitro have higher power limit and 3x 8pin connections, I would choose Pulse with 2x 8pin and the difference in performance is really small. Wait till black friday and pick up , Sapphire Pulse (2x 8pin), Powercolor Hellhound (2x 8pin) or ASUS TUF (3x8pin). From my perspective the highest chance to not have a coilwhine will be to buy Sapphire. But the risk is always some. In Powercolor cards You will have it. It will almost gone when You will limit FPS for example to 120 like I got.

I will pick up best deal soon on Black Friday.

The sapphire nitro uses a 12VHPWR connector, not 3x 8 pin cables.

 

[GuruJockStrap]

2070 to a 9070XT will be an immense upgrade!

 

[hornetstinger]

2070 to a 9070XT will be an immense upgrade!